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January 22, 2018
Dickson Glacier, Argentina/Chile Retreat, Separation &Lake Opening
Dickson Glacier (D) retreat illustrated by 1985 and 2017 Landsat images. Red arrows the 1985 terminus position, yellow arrows the 2017 terminus position, C=Cubo Glacier, A=Island, pink arrow indicates where islands form, purple dots indicate snowline and LD=Lago Dickson. Dickson Glacier is located in Southern Patagonian Icefield (SPI) in Torres del Paine National Park straddling the Argentina and Chile border. The glacier in 1985 had both an eastern and southern terminus, the …
November 15, 2017
HPS-12, Chile Spectacular 13 km retreat 1985-2017
HPS-12 Glacier in 1985 and 2017 Landsat images. The red arrow indicates 1985 terminus, yellow arrows the 2017 terminus, purple dots the snowline and 1-4 are tributaries. By 2017 all tributaries have detached and the glacier has retreated 13 km. HPS-12 is an unnamed glacier draining the west side of the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap (SPI). The glacier terminates in a fjord and is adjacent to Upsala Glacier to the …
July 13, 2017
Gabriel Quiroz Glacier, Chile Retreat Forms New Lake
Gabriel Quiroz Glacier, Chile in 1987 and 2016 Landsat images illustrates the retreat. Red arrow is 1987 terminus, yellow arrow the 2016 terminus, purple arrow a retreating northern tributary and purpe dots the snowline. Gabriel Quiroz Glacier is a northern outlet glacier of the Southern Patagonia Icefield that drains into the Rio Pascua. The glacier in 1987 terminated within 250 m of Lago Gabriel Quiroz. Willis et al (2012) observed that between February 2000 …
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